These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”

He said, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,’

When Jesus learned of this, he said, “You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.

In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’

And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.

He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’

They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’

And the landowner replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?

Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, “Who is this?”

But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”

But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.